the past perfect
US /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
UK /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
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plus-que-parfait
a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past
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By the time I arrived, they had already eaten.
Au moment où je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà mangé.
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She had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.
Elle n'avait jamais vu un si beau coucher de soleil avant ce jour-là.